(set: $moves = $moves + 1)
Moves: $moves
You are standing
on a cobblestone street.
(if:$haskey is 0)[A [[manhole cover->steel door]] stands
out among the bricks
at your feet.]
(if:$haskey is 1)[The [[manhole cover->steel door]] has
begun to **pulse**.]
(if:$hascloth is 0)[A [[grimy cloth]] sits
discarded on the ground.]
(if:$hascloth is 1)[The cloth is gone.]
(if:$haskey is 0)[There is a [[murky jar]]
on its side.]
(if:$haskey is 1)[The jar is empty.]
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(if:$haskey is 0)[Your current powers
do not include
liquefying manhole seals
(or verbal wit.)
[[Continue.->begin]]]
(if:$haskey is 1)[The ooze-coated
chisel, remarkably,
quite easily
loosens the manhole
[[Proceed inside]].]
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You've claimed the rag -
your enemies are no doubt
chilled.
[[Continue->begin]](set: $moves = $moves + 1)
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The jar is filled with
murky yellow liquid.
There is a floating
object inside.
Be bold - [[open the jar]].
This jar could be
filled with urine.
Put the jar down.
[[Put the jar down **now**->begin]].
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(if:$hasaxe is 0 and $hasquill is 0)[Nestled in a
crevice you find
an [[axe]] and a [[quill]].
You may choose one to take
as you continue.]
(if:$hasaxe is 1)[There is a quill here,
but you can no longer carry it.
Proceed [[down the hallway->down hallway]].]
(if:$hasquill is 1)[There is an axe here,
but you can no longer carry it.
Proceed [[down the hallway->down hallway]].]
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(if:$hascloth is 0)[You can't seem to
get a grip on the greasy lid.
[[Continue->begin]]]
(if:$hascloth is 1)[The cloth allows you to get a solid
handle on the grimy lid.
Since you feared urine,
the vaguely alcoholic
smell of the liquid
is a pleasant surprise.
Now you are certain there is
an object suspended in this brew.
[[Drink->ending]] the liquid.
[[Fish out]] the object.]
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A recent, regrettably irresponsible decision
has disqualified you from further participation
in this particular adventure.
We, of course, welcome
your [[future efforts->start]].
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There is a rusty red chisel
within the liquid.
You use the cloth to wipe it off.
The chisel is pulsing
in a dramatic fashion.
[[Continue->begin]].
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You have applied for
membership to a secretive,
and reportedly dangerous,
society.
To be chosen for admission,
you must complete
three tasks selected
by the committee
within 30 moves.
The first task is to
gain entrance to an
underground lair.
[[Good luck!|begin]].
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[[A bold choice->Proceed inside]].
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[[A wise choice->Proceed inside]].
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(if:$hasquill is 1 and $hasaxe is 0)[A towering creature
stumbles towards you in the dark,
but seeing your quill
realizes you mean no harm.
[[Pass by silently->Waterfall]]
keeping your head down.
[[Engage the creature in conversation]]
in conversation.]
(if:$hasquill is 0 and $hasaxe is 1)[A towering creature
stumbles towards you in the dark,
interpreting your raised weapon
as a challenge.
[[Strike first]].
[[Take a defensive position]].]
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(if:$poemhelp is 0)[Unexpectedly, the beast
is seeking assistance with
his poetry.
He is very anxious for
your input, as a person
of letters.
[[Tutor the demon.]]
[[Claim inexpertise in goblin verse.]]]
(if:$poemhelp is 1)[The creature,
while grateful for what
you've provided,
still sees room for growth.
[[Tutor the demon.]] again.
[[Claim inexpertise in goblin verse.]]]
(if:$poemhelp is 2)[The creature has
grown excited, feeling that with
your help he is getting close
to publication worthy work.
[[Tutor the demon.]] yet again.
[[Claim inexpertise in goblin verse.]]]
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(if:$hasaxe is 1 and $hasdagger is 0)[It is immediately apparent
that you are
out of your league. [[Continue->ending]].]
(if:$hasaxe is 1 and $hasdagger is 1)[Your are overwhelmed,
without mercy or restraint,
by a creature faster than your eye. [[Continue->ending]].]
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You scuttle into
a cranny of darkness,
recognizing your weapon
is more of a liability
than a blessing.
Once the beast passes,
you scrabble back toward
the quill and unload
the axe.
[[Continue->Proceed inside]]
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(if:$poemhelp is 1)[The creature offers
you thanks in a gutteral
whelp that makes
your hair stand on end.
[[Continue->Engage the creature in conversation]].]
(if:$poemhelp is 2)[Now the creature
dances about, in what
can only be termed a jig
of thanks.
[[Continue->Engage the creature in conversation]].]
(if:$poemhelp is 3)[Believing that he has,
in many important ways,
moved beyond your abilites,
the creature says farewell.
First, however, he grants
you the gift of a
freshly removed molar.
You have completed the second task!
[[Continue->Waterfall]].]
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The monster, unaccustomed
to refusal, crafts
shish kebab from your flesh
and shamlessly posts the results
on Instagram before
consuming you.
[[Continue->ending]].
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(if:$poemhelp is 3)[You have completed
task 2.
Task 3: Locate a sunken ruby.
You come upon a
beautiful underground waterfall.
An enormous ostrich descends from
the sky, but he is the pet
of your troll poet
and bids you no harm.
Footsteps behind you convince you to
jump into the water and avoid notice.
There are two objects at your feet.
A [[pan flute->steel flute]] and a [[dagger]].
You may claim one before you leap.]
(if:$poemhelp is 2)[You come upon a
beautiful underground waterfall.
A subterranean ostrich, twenty feet tall,
and breathing fire,
emerges steamy from the bath.
You realize, too late and with horror,
that the quill pen you've stolen
matches her majestic feathers.
[[Continue->ending]].]
(if:$poemhelp is 1)[You come upon a
beautiful underground waterfall.
A subterranean ostrich, twenty feet tall,
and breathing fire,
emerges steamy from the bath.
You realize, too late and with horror,
that the quill pen you've stolen
matches her majestic feathers.
[[Continue->ending]].]
(if:$poemhelp is 0)[You come upon a
beautiful underground waterfall.
A subterranean ostrich, twenty feet tall,
and breathing fire,
emerges steamy from the bath.
You realize, too late and with horror,
that the quill pen you've stolen
matches her majestic feathers.
[[Continue->ending]].]
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(set: $hasquill = 0)
You scuttle into
a cranny of darkness,
recognizing your weapon
is more of a liability
than a blessing.
Once the beast passes,
you scrabble back toward
the quill and unload
the axe.
[[Continue->Proceed inside]]
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(if:$hasflute is 0)[The dagger has a
special intricate beauty
and fits easily
in your belt.
[[Continue->undersealair]].]
(if:$hasdagger is 1 and $hasflute is 1)[Although you lost your
flute, the package
contains a more useful item;
a dagger similar to
the one you neglected earlier.
[[Continue->undersealair]].]
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You are soaring above a museum of undersea statues.
(if:$hasflute is 1 and $hasdagger is 1)[You notice, in the back corner of the crowd of figures,
an [[overweight man]] on a couch.
Your dagger has turned red and is pulsing.]
(if:$hasdagger is 1 and $hasflute is 0)[There are objects of interest to the [[right]] and [[left]].]
(if:$hasflute is 1 and $hasdagger is 0)[The flute slips from your fingers and descends into the darkness.
[[Retrieve it->darkness.]]
[[Continue toward light]] that is visible above.]
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The flute is
somewhat ungainly,
but
carefully crafted.
[[Continue->undersealair]].
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You descend into
the outstretched
arms of a terrifying
figure.
The arms grasp
tightly and will
not release.
[[Ever->ending]].
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Relatively quickly, you
manage to surface in the
water.
There is a helicopter hovering
above you, and the pilot
is waving and smiling.
[[Return]] his gesture.
[[Dive->darkness.]]
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To your surprise,
the pilot responds to
your gesture by rapidly
rising into the air
and disappearing.
But not before
he drops a small
[[package->dagger]] to you
in the ocean below.
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An overweight figure crafted
from cement sits eating fries
and watching television.
You notice a [[flash of red]]
among the relics of his meal.
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One of the sculptures
is a convoy of passengers
aboard a lifeboat.
One of them is making eye
contact with you.
Head back and to the [[left]].
[[Return his gaze->Return her gaze.]]
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You meet and
are instantly
charmed by a
tiny ocean creature.
[[Say hello]].
[[Double back->undersealair]].
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When you come around
from the other direction,
all of their eyes seem
now to have closed.
You are drawn to touch
the figures, which are
positively unearthly.
[[Touch]] a figure's face.
Head back to the [[left]].
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The instant your
skin grazes the figures,
you too are turned to
stone.
The camera moves away
as your story ends,
[[forever->ending]].
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[[Begin->start]]
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You've completed
the third challenge!
You've won admission to the
[[secret society!]]
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Paul Grubbs
ENGL 871/771
Twine Project
Unrealized Goals:
(Largely Creative)
- Explore computer/
player/author "trinity"
artistically
- Use Twine to
serve story instead
of the reverse
[[Realized Goals->Background Frame 2]]
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</style>Paul Grubbs
ENGL 871/771
Twine Project
Realized Goals:
(Largely mechanical)
- Experiment with variables (10):
$ moves $ hasjar
$ haskey $ hascloth
$ hasaxe $ hasquill
$ poemhelp $ moves
$ dagger $ flute
- Structure around challenges (3)
- Support limited text
with background images
- Impose some move/time
limit on gameplay
(partially realized)
[[To game->Initial Credits]]
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THE PAIN
.
THE BEAST
.
INFLICTS CREATES
.
INSTANT MENTAL
.
IMBALANCE
.
[[Continue->ending]].
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